Doto kya

Doto kya is a species of sea slug, a Dendronotid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae.

Doto kya
Doto kya from Princeton Harbor, California
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Dendronotida
Superfamily:
Tritonioidea
Family:
Dotidae
Genus:
Doto
Species:
D. kya
Binomial name
Doto kya
Marcus, 1961[1]

Distribution
Doto kya with egg masses from Santa Cruz, California

This species was first described from California. It has been reported from the Pacific coasts of Mexico, the United States and Canada.

Description

This dendronotid nudibranch is white or pale brown in colour with dark brown or black markings on the body.[2]

Ecology

Doto kya feeds on hydroids.[3]

References
  1. Marcus, E. 1961. Opisthobranch mollusks from California. The Veliger, 3(Supplement 1): 1-85.
  2. Goddard, J.H.R., 2006 (February 9) Doto kya Marcus, 1961. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  3. McDonald, G., 2015. Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California.
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